Great ski kit on a budget – in pictures

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Get your kit together … an assortment of affordable skiing clothes and equipment

Sat 20 Oct 2018 06.00 EDT

POC is a reliable goggle brand, and a pair like this (£29.99,
heavily reduced at TK Maxx) might cost five times more in the French Alps. Even if you don’t want to go full-on colour with your ski outfit, you can inject a bit of fun with your gloves or mitts. Neff blue and pink herringbone ski mitts (£12.99, also
TK Maxx).
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Wear this Decathlon
men’s water-repellent Wedze ski jacket (left, £49.99) with feather-down wadding and waterproof snowskirt as a warm layer under a sturdier waterproof in harsh conditions, or alone in spring weather. Asos has piles of ski stuff on sale online, so have a virtual dig for great finds such as this
women’s Dare2be ski softshell jacket for £68, still available in sizes 10, 12 and 14.

Decathlon is a great store for discount ski gear, especially base layers. This
women’s navy roll-neck pullover is just £9.99. Synthetic, yes, but that can be a good thing on a freezing cold day. We’d go for the on-trend pink and red colour-block version of this fab
kids’ K Daybreaker fleece jacket from Helly Hansen (£26.24 from Zalando), though it also comes in blue.

Buying a ski or snowboard from a previous season usually means a saving of about a third, and the technology won’t have changed that much over a year or two. This Yes Public snowboard, with a flat camber twin tip shape for a solid but buttery feel, was £310 for the 2016-17 season, but now retails at £186 through the
Snowboard Asylum. Aldi will release more bargain ski gear later in the season, but for now it has a good deal on this simple
gunmental grey adult ski helmet, £9.99.